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Drake thanked Bow Wow for performing at his 40th birthday party and declared, “It wouldn’t be no Drake without Bow Wow.”

He credited Bow Wow’s music, videos, and ‘106 & Park’ run with teaching him how to become a superstar, while Bow Wow returned the love and performed “Like You.”

The tribute came during a lavish New York birthday weekend featuring luxury giveaways, major cash prizes, Popcaan, and a Backstreet Boys performance of “I Want It That Way.”

Drake spent part of his second 40th birthday weekend giving Bow Wow his flowers.

In footage from Drake’s lavish birthday party on Saturday (Oct. 24) in New York, the rapper can be seen thanking Bow Wow for performing at his party and inspiring him when he was a young artist.

“If it wasn’t for these two right here, popping it when I was in my mom’s basement, watching 106 & Park, teaching me how to make songs for the tings, teaching me how to do videos, how to be a superstar, this guy right here I have a lot of love for,” Drake said on stage.…